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coaling-crane and buckets; and building for Pintseh's gas plant. Bunnythorpe—lmproved track alignment and new platform. Feilding—New luggage-room, and station verandah extended. Halcombe—New 4,000-gallon vat. Eangitikei Bridge—Two new 4,000-gallon vats. Marton—Completion of new station and sidings, new cattle-yards, subway for passengers. Turakina—Two new 4,000-gallon vats. Eatana —New station. Fordell —New 4,000-gallon vat. Wanganui—New signals, office for Inspector, 2 in. artesian well sunk, 20 chains of new siding. Kai Iwi—New 4,000-gallon vat, telephone at station. Patea — New 4,000-gallon vat. Manutahi — New 4,000-gallon vat. Hawera —New 4,000-gallon vat, new signals. Eltham—Two new 4,000-gallon vats. Stratford— Two new 4,000-gallon vats. Inglewood.—New 4,000-gallon vat. Corbett Eoad—Shelter-shed and platform. Egmont Eoad —Shelter-shed and platform. Wellington—Building for Pintseh's gas plant. Petone—Workshops extension, new stockyards and pens, and siding, iron store and racks, signal-fitting shop, Lower Hutt — New signal. Kaitoke — Eefreshment-room extension. Summit—New 2,000-gallon vat. Cross Creek—Completion of engine-shed. Masterton—New 2,000- and 4,000-gallon vats, goods-shed crane. Mauriceville—New 4,000-gallon vat, new house for Stationmaster. Eketahuna —New 2,000- and 4,000-gallon vats. Pahiatua—Enginepit, new 4,000-gallon vat. Mangatainoka—Cattle-yards. Ngawapurua Bridge—New signals and cabins. Woodville—Station-yard rearrangement, station-buildings alteration. Makotuku— New 4,000-gallon vat and oil-engine and pump. Takapau—New 4,000-gallon vat. Waipukurau—Two new 4,000-gallon vats. Kaikora—Two new 4,000-gallon vats and windmill. Te Aute—Two new 4,000-gallon vats. Hastings —Gas-engine and pumps, and artesian well. Eoy's Hill—Land compensation. Farndon—New 2,000-gallon vat. Napier—Coal-yard. Christchurch—l2,ooo gallons water-storage at engine depot. Addington Workshops—Boiler-shop extension, and lean-to addition to boiler-shop. Hornby—Two new 2,000-gallon tanks. Islington— Siding extension. Weedon's —Siding extension. Ealing—Additional siding. Timaru—Lamps in yard, goods-shed overhead traveller. Studholme —New signals. Eangiora—Siding alterations. Waikari—Cattle-yard and siding. Moeraki—Cattle-yard. Bennett's—Windmill. Babbit Island —Windmill, and water-service improvements. 3f m., Malvern Branch—New crossing - siding. Waimate—Cattle-yard. Bushey—Siding alterations. Palmerston—Additional tank. Seacliff— Water-service improvements. Warrington—Additional tank. Dunedin—Goods-shed and traversing crane. Hillside Workshops—Addition to paint-shop, new smith- and boiler-shop, foundations for hydraulic plant. Abbotsford —New signals. Wingatui—Eacecourse-station. Mosgiel— Completion of station rearrangement, verandah. Allanton — New signals. Otakia—Goodsshed. Waihola—Windmill. Balclutha—lmprovements to station-buildings and water-service. Upper Waitaki —Stone protective works and raking piles in bridge. Papakaio—Loading-bank. Peebles —Stockyards and loading-bank. Borton's —Stockyards. Tokarahi—Windmill. Inch Valley —New junction and siding alterations for lime-quarry line. Port Chalmers—Extra lamps on George Street Pier. Eanfurly—so ft. turntable. Otago Central Eailway—Lightening rock cuttings. Fencing Edendale estate. Invercargill—Additions to engine-shed. Kelso—Additions to station-yard. Eiversdale —Additions to goods-shed. Kingston Crossing—Goods-shed and siding extension. Balfour—-Station additions and alterations, cattle-yards, new house for Stationmaster. Lintley—Platform and shelter-shed. Waimatua —Shelter-shed. Winton—Approach road. Joseph-ville—-New cottage. Lumsden —Completion of new signals. FiveEivers—New cottage. Sea View — Shelter-shed. Greymouth —Workshop addition. Westport—New station and offices and goodsshed, outbuildings Cottage No. 4, new cottage for District Engineer, five high-level coal-shoots on staiths, roadway under staiths. Sergeant's Hill—Loop siding, and removal of platform and sheltershed. Fairdown —Siding. Waimangaroa—Urinals, &c. Granity—Station-buildings removed from Westport, Stationmaster's house removed from Westport, new 20-ton wagon weighbridge, new 2,000-gallon tank. Mokihinui —Shelter-shed removed from Seddonville. Seddonville—Stationbuildings, station house, and weighbridge removed from Mokihinui. General: Additions to telephone and telegraph services were carried out in various districts, additions, &c, to thirteen dwellinghouses, and improvements and lengthening of four station-plat-forms, besides numerous minor additions. Expenditure. —The expenditure on maintenance of way and works during the past year amounts to £353,946, being at the rate of £172 per mile of railway. The expenditure shows an increase over the previous year of £28,247. This may be accounted for by the following abnormal items of expenditure : — £ The extra 6d. a day allowed to certain classes of workmen ... ... 2,243 Additional charges due to new railway extensions ... ... ... 1,200 Additional sleepers laid over the number laid the previous year ... 5,330 Conversion of M wagons to ballast-hoppers, hire of ballast-wagons from Public Works Department, and transfer of ballast plant from South Island to Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 1,255 Additional ballasting ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,346 Ballasting Forest Hill Eailway (recoverable) ... ... ... 608 Protective works, Wai-iti, Upper Waitaki, Pahau Eiver, and Te Aro Breastwork ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,023 Flood-damages on Thames line ... ... ... ... ... 500 Eeconstruction of bridges through floods of previous years, and strengthening for the running of heavier engines ... ... ... 8,960 Enclosure of Dunedin Station ... ... - ... ... ... 380 Eeconstruction of Greymouth and Nelson Wharves ... ... ... 4,927 Improvements to water-services ... ... ... ... ... 500 Total ... ... ~. ... £28,272

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